Cultural Neurophenomenology of Psychedelic Thought
Oxford University Press eBooks April 5, 2018 Michael Lifshitz, Eli Oda Sheiner, Laurence J. Kirmayer 22 citations
This chapter explores psychedelics as catalysts of spontaneous thought. Classic serotonergic psychedelics such as psilocybin, LSD, and ayahuasca can induce potent alterations in cognition and perception. The chapter reviews research on these substances through the lens of cultural neurophenomenology, which aims to trace how neurobiology and sociocultural factors interact to shape experience....